{"title":"Hachidori Sake","description":"\u003cp\u003eHachidori means hummingbird, and the brand takes its name from the idea that if a bird that small can hover, anything is possible. It is the project of Stuart Morris, a Bostonian who spent 25 years chasing sake from a sushi bar in the U.S. Virgin Islands to San Francisco and Napa, passed the Kikisake-shi sommelier exam in Tokyo in 2010 entirely in Japanese, then spent three years cleaning and working unpaid in Japanese breweries before apprenticing under master brewer Masanobu Shindo at Shindo Brewery in Yamagata Prefecture, a tenth-generation family house set among mountain water and its own rice fields. Morris eventually earned the rare chance to brew alongside his mentor, and Hachidori is the result, launched in the United States in 2024 by John Anthony Wine \u0026amp; Spirits, the Napa company of John Anthony Truchard, who conceived the brand with Morris after a 2023 meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three bottles share one label and one hummingbird and are told apart by glass: pale blue for the Junmai, light and bright with cucumber, green apple, steamed rice and citrus zest; cobalt for the Junmai Ginjo, fuller, with honeydew, white raspberry, green banana and jasmine; and black for the Daiginjo, the most polished and complex, with crisp apple, cantaloupe and Asian pear over hazelnut and fennel pollen. All three are brewed from premium sake rice grown at the brewery and pristine Yamagata mountain water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse our full Hachidori collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hachidori-junmai-sake","title":"Hachidori Junmai Sake","description":"\u003cp\u003eHachidori Junmai is the entry point to the hummingbird sake brewed by Stuart Morris at Shindo Brewery in Yamagata Prefecture, a tenth-generation family house set among mountain water and its own rice fields. Morris is a Bostonian who spent 25 years chasing sake, passed the Kikisake-shi sommelier exam in Tokyo in 2010 entirely in Japanese, then spent three years cleaning and working unpaid in Japanese breweries before apprenticing under master brewer Masanobu Shindo and eventually earning the chance to brew alongside him; Hachidori, named for the idea that if a bird that small can hover, anything is possible, launched in the United States in 2024 through Napa's John Anthony Wine \u0026amp; Spirits. The Junmai is brewed from premium sake rice grown at the brewery and pristine Yamagata mountain water with no added distilled alcohol, bottled in pale blue glass in a 720ml bottle, and the producer describes it as light and bright, with cucumber, green apple, steamed rice and citrus zest, an umami mid-palate and a clean, dry finish. Serve it chilled or at room temperature with sashimi, grilled fish, tempura or a bowl of ramen; it also takes gentle warming on a cold night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Hachidori Junmai Sake online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachidori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577435885824,"sku":"C0010429L","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/hachidori-junmai-sake_eae37f68-6f28-4e5f-aacd-da1c03e26702.jpg?v=1791690207"},{"product_id":"hachidori-junmai-ginjo-sake","title":"Hachidori Junmai Ginjo Sake","description":"\u003cp\u003eHachidori Junmai Ginjo is the cobalt-blue bottle in the hummingbird range brewed by Stuart Morris at Shindo Brewery in Yamagata Prefecture, a tenth-generation family house set among mountain water and its own rice fields. Morris is a Bostonian who spent 25 years chasing sake, passed the Kikisake-shi sommelier exam in Tokyo in 2010 entirely in Japanese, then spent three years cleaning and working unpaid in Japanese breweries before apprenticing under master brewer Masanobu Shindo and eventually earning the chance to brew alongside him; Hachidori, named for the idea that if a bird that small can hover, anything is possible, launched in the United States in 2024 through Napa's John Anthony Wine \u0026amp; Spirits. The Junmai Ginjo is brewed from premium sake rice grown at the brewery and pristine Yamagata mountain water with no added distilled alcohol, and it sits at a sake meter value of 0 with 1.4 acidity, which reads as balanced and savory with a dry finish; Morris describes honeydew, white raspberry, green banana and jasmine tea with lifted acidity, and True Sake's Beau Timken found honeydew, berries and white peach on the nose with a silky, medium-bodied palate of green apple, melon and citrus rind. It comes in a 720ml bottle. Serve it chilled in a wine glass with sushi, oysters, roast chicken or a cheese board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Hachidori Junmai Ginjo Sake online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachidori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577435918592,"sku":"C0010430L","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/hachidori-junmai-ginjo-sake_b927c90d-b98f-4e2b-8345-a84c1d1c2462.jpg?v=1791690207"},{"product_id":"hachidori-daiginjo-sake","title":"Hachidori Daiginjo Sake","description":"\u003cp\u003eHachidori Daiginjo is the black bottle at the top of the hummingbird range brewed by Stuart Morris at Shindo Brewery in Yamagata Prefecture, a tenth-generation family house set among mountain water and its own rice fields. Morris is a Bostonian who spent 25 years chasing sake, passed the Kikisake-shi sommelier exam in Tokyo in 2010 entirely in Japanese, then spent three years cleaning and working unpaid in Japanese breweries before apprenticing under master brewer Masanobu Shindo and eventually earning the chance to brew alongside him; Hachidori, named for the idea that if a bird that small can hover, anything is possible, launched in the United States in 2024 through Napa's John Anthony Wine \u0026amp; Spirits. Daiginjo is the most labor-intensive grade of sake, with rice polished to at least half the grain and a slow, cold fermentation that draws out the aromatics, and this one is brewed from premium sake rice grown at the brewery and pristine Yamagata mountain water. The producer describes it as balanced and complex, with crisp apple, cantaloupe and Asian pear, hazelnut and fennel pollen on the mid-palate, and a long finish, and it comes in a 720ml bottle. Serve it well chilled in a white wine glass, on its own or with sashimi, scallops, crab or a delicate white fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Hachidori Daiginjo Sake online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachidori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577435951360,"sku":"C0010431L","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/hachidori-daiginjo-sake_4defc6b3-5b3c-4d24-984a-6fefa8e8439a.jpg?v=1791690207"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/hachidori-sake.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}